Building Decarbonization Coalition is hiring a
California Regulatory & Policy Senior Associate

Summary

The job is for a California Regulatory and Policy Senior Associate at the Building Decarbonization Coalition. The role involves shaping and implementing BDC's strategic plan for California, providing regulatory education and communication with regulators, and advocating for legal and regulatory solutions to decarbonize buildings in California.

Requirements

• Demonstrated 3-5 years of experience intervening in administrative dockets and successfully influencing regulatory policy
• Demonstrated experience with and a solid understanding of building electrification, power sector, and/or climate legal, policy, and regulatory solutions
• Excellent research, writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills are essential
• Outstanding leadership, consensus, and relationship-building skills with clarity of vision and a commitment to the highest levels of integrity, quality, and collaboration
• High degree of emotional intelligence to support consensus building and collaboration between and among diverse stakeholders who may possess divergent viewpoints and agendas is a must
• Exceptional project management skills and ability to set clear priorities
• Highly collaborative work style with the ability to operate as a peer and thought partner to the CA Director and other members of the BDC team

Responsibilities

• Participate actively in the development of the Coalition’s overarching strategic plan for California
• Serve as a legal, regulatory, and policy resource for BDC campaigns
• Ensure campaigns are coordinated and fully embedded into other BDC priorities
• Work with the California BDC team to provide regulatory education and communication with regulators
• Convene and facilitate meetings and working groups with various stakeholders
• Identify and implement legal and regulatory solutions that lift up the most vulnerable communities while simultaneously lifting up market leaders
• Track key regulatory proceedings at the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Energy Commission
• Develop and maintain working relationships with key Coalition members to support BDC success in regulatory objectives
• Ensure that BDC’s legal, regulatory, and policy agenda is equitable and inclusive and drives the overall goals of BDC and the building electrification movement in California forward

Benefits

Competitive benefits package including paid health insurance coverage, retirement benefits with company matching, unlimited flexible paid leave, 12 paid holidays, access to professional development resources, and much more